Subtitled True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors, Paul Theroux comments that this volume is the ultimate book of ordeals. Fascinating, entertaining, and horrifying. I heartily recommend it.
From Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson to Alive! and Adrift, tales of survival have captivated readers. Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the presenttheir moral dilemmas, their personalities, and their influence on society, literature, and art. Included in this volume are accounts of shipwrecks, descriptions of being marooned in such isolated corners of the globe as Ascension Island and Patagonia, and an account by Antoine de Saint-Exupery on his experience in the Libyan desert.
Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls is an unforgettable exploration of a subject of perennial fascination.
Patrick Cullen, a native of Massachusetts, is a graduate of The Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., where he continues to live and work in the theater.
Written By - David McCullough
Performed By : David McCullough
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 5 hours 30 minutes
Categories : American
20th Century
Biographical
Royalty and Heads of State
Historical
Price : $32.00 $15.95
Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured... More info... |
Written By - Kelly Tyler-Lewis
Performed By : Graeme Malcolm
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Adventurers & Explorers
Historical
Biographical
Price : $29.95 $17.95
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party... More info... |
Written By - Colonel Archibald Gracie
Performed By : Frederick Davidson
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 7 hours
Categories : 20th Century
Biographical
American
British
Historical
Price : $39.95 $16.95
Titanic is a unique record of one of the most traumatic events in maritime history. Not only does Colonel Gracie describe his own experience on that fateful night but the stories of as many other survivors as he could track down. He also attended a court hearing to obtain the official record.... More info... |
Written By - Nguyen Cao Ky with Marvin J. Wolf
Performed By : Dick Hill
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
Runtime : 12 hours 15 minutes
Categories : Politics
Biographical
Price : $24.95
Buddha's Child floods the shadowy corners of South Vietnam's Byzantine political world with the bright light of truth. More info... |
Written By - George Bush
Performed By : George Bush
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Categories : Politics
Autobiography
American
Biographical
Price : $30.00 $15.95
A devoted husband, father, and American, his missives include: a love letter to Barbara; a letter to his mother about missing his daughter Robin after her death from leukemia. More info... |
